Love is the story and the prayer that matters the most.

All stories are, in some form, prayers.

Love is a bright blue sky.You can live under it, but love couldn't hide.

We created not only to exist but to fulfill a sacred mission.

All of my books are acts of subversion disguised as historical fiction.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

You can't lose yourself.

The proving power of the intellect or the senses was questioned by the skeptics more than two thousand years ago; but they were browbeaten into confusion by the glory of Newtonian physics.

The last true punk band to get a major label contract was The Dickies.

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

I'm very progressive in a lot of ways, but I'm a very proud American. It sounds so corny to say, but I am and have always been very... I'm just so proud. I don't ever not want to live in America.